# Get the contract signed

Send the debtor and the owner their own signing link, by copy or by e-mail, see the page where they read and sign the contract, and what each signature changes on the contract.

The debtor and the owner each sign the contract on a page of their own, opened from a link. The second signature moves the contract to **Under Collection**. The demo contract DCC00002, Supply invoice balance, waits for both signatures; the steps below collect them.

## Before you start {#before-you-start}

- The contract needs its installments ([Create a collection contract](create-a-collection-contract#schedule)) and the status **To Approve** or **Under Collection**.
- The parties need no account: the link is enough. Sending it by e-mail needs their e-mail address on the contact.

## Take a party's link {#share}

Open the contract, then **Actions** and **Share**. Choose **Debtor** or **Owner** in **Share To**: **Recipient** shows the contact, and **Share Link** a short link with a copy button. On a phone, the dialog opens from the bottom of the screen.

![The Share dialog shows the signing link of the chosen party, with a button that copies it.](https://jaah.app/web/image/15999-a59c0b4a/collection-get-the-contract-signed-share_dialog-en.png)

Each party has a link of their own, and whoever opens it signs as that party, even when signed in as someone else. Send it to that party only, and never open it to sign in their place.

## Send the request by e-mail {#email}

**Actions** then **Send to Debtor** or **Send to Owner** opens a message to that party, written from the template **Collections: Approvals Request (Debtor)** or **(Owner)** (subject "Contract Approval"): the status of each signature and, while that party has not signed, an **Approve it here** button carrying their link. The contract's PDF, **Collection Report**, is attached. Check it, then click **Send**.

![The approval request for the debtor, with its signing button and the contract's PDF attached.](https://jaah.app/web/image/13851-7d4381b6/collection-get-the-contract-signed-send_to_debtor-en.png)

Once the contract is **Under Collection**, **Collected** or **Canceled**, the same two actions write the message of that status instead. **WhatsApp to Debtor** and **WhatsApp to Owner** send through WhatsApp: [WhatsApp in collection](/docs/whatsapp/whatsapp-in-collection).

## What the party sees {#signing-page}

The page shows the amount, **Accept & Sign**, the contract's details and its installments, each unpaid one with a **Pay** button. A party signed in to your website enters there an amount, a date and a proof file; the payment is recorded as **Paid** at once and settles the oldest unpaid installments, as [Register a payment](register-a-payment#how-it-is-spread) explains. Without an account, the button leads to the sign-in page. Below come the signatures already given, the **Terms & Conditions** when the contract has legal terms, and **Communication**, the messages about the contract.

![The debtor's signing page, with the contract's details and its installments.](https://jaah.app/web/image/16001-2c235d19/collection-get-the-contract-signed-signing_page-en.png)

The **Download PDF** button of this page answers with an error: send the PDF from the contract instead, from **Actions** or attached to the e-mail. A debtor or owner who has an account on your website also finds their contracts under **Your Collections** on their account page.

## Sign {#sign}

1. The party clicks **Accept & Sign**. **Validate & Sign** opens, with **Full Name** filled in and the signature drawn from it (**Auto**); **Draw** and **Load** replace it with a drawn or an uploaded one.

![The signature is drawn from the full name; Draw and Load replace it with a hand-drawn or uploaded one.](https://jaah.app/web/image/16005-41f45edd/collection-get-the-contract-signed-sign_dialog-en.png)

On a phone, the dialog opens at the top of the screen with the same buttons.

2. **Accept & Sign** records the signature and its time. The page thanks the party, and the contract's chatter notes "Contract signed by" followed by the name.

![The debtor has signed; the contract waits for the owner's signature.](https://jaah.app/web/image/16007-92f219bf/collection-get-the-contract-signed-debtor_signed-en.png)

## After each signature {#after}

After the first signature, the other party is alerted according to the **Signature Approval** rules; the demo alerts the owner when the debtor signs and the debtor when the owner signs, by e-mail. [Collection settings](collection-settings) changes these rules.

After the second signature, the contract moves to **Under Collection** by itself, and the page says so.

![With the owner's signature the contract moves to Under Collection by itself.](https://jaah.app/web/image/16011-c012ee83/collection-get-the-contract-signed-both_signed-en.png)

The **Signatures** tab of the contract shows both signatures with their **Sign Date**.

![Back in the contract, both signatures and their dates, and the Under Collection status.](https://jaah.app/web/image/16015-87105ef4/collection-get-the-contract-signed-signatures_tab-en.png)

## Sign in the office {#in-office}

When a party signs in front of you, open the **Signatures** tab and click the empty **SIGNATURE** box under **Debtor Sign** or **Owner Sign**. **Adopt Your Signature** offers **Draw** and **Load**; click **Adopt & Sign**, then save. When both boxes hold a signature, saving moves the contract to **Under Collection**.

## FAQ {#faq}

### Can a party still sign once the contract is Under Collection? {#late-signature}

Yes, as long as their signature is missing. A **Collected** or **Canceled** contract no longer offers **Accept & Sign**.

### What erases the signatures? {#erased}

**Create Installments** and **Reschedule Installments**: both put the contract back to **To Approve** without signatures.

### Nobody was alerted after the first signature on a rescheduled contract. Why? {#no-alert}

That alert is sent once per contract and party. After a reschedule, send the links again yourself.

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- Source: https://jaah.app/docs/collection/get-the-contract-signed
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Version: Collection 19.0.3.2.5
- Verified: 2026-10-28